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I had a severe reaction on my third treatment of taxol. can this be prevented while on this chemo drug?
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Reaction : They may be able to reduce the dose of the drug to decrease your reaction and then gradually increase. However the only person to deal with this is your oncologist. Good Luck
Answered 6/25/2018
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